Author Archive
Minnesota Timberwolves All Too Easily Get Michael Beasley
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Joe Mikolai in NBA
"With the 34th pick in the 2008 draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves select.....Michael Beasley!"
What? (you ask).
Essentially last night, that is what happened when the Wolves surprisingly acquired (statistically) the second best talent of the entire 2008 draft for a second round pick, which in comparing to that draft, the Wolves took 34th overall, and ironically flipped—Mario Chalmers to the Miami Heat.
Basically, if he stays, all it costs the team was a second ...
Evan Turner, Not John Wall, Is Exactly What Timberwolves Need
Posted: 10th May 2010 by Joe Mikolai in NBA
If Hell Freezes over, and the NBA Draft Lottery actually works according to plan, my, and many other T-Wolves fan's, faith in the controversial system would be restored.
The Wolves would be assured of drafting either John Wall, whom many see as the prize of this class, or the “consolation prize,” Ohio State combo guard Evan Turner. While you likely cannot go wrong either way, Turner would better suit Minnesota ...
Tyler Seguin and Taylor Hall: Both Canadians Will Be Good for the League
Posted: 25th April 2010 by Joe Mikolai in NHL
When the Edmonton Oilers won the NHL draft lottery for the draft to be held June 25-26 in Los Angeles, one thing became certain.
For the first time since 1996, a Canadian team will be picking first in the draft. Also, more importantly, in finishing with a league-worst 62 points, the system worked, as the worst team really did earn the top pick and the right to draft what is believed ...
Tim Tebow: Buffalo Bills Dumb and Desperate Enough to Draft Him In First Round
Posted: 19th April 2010 by Joe Mikolai in NFL
I consider the Buffalo Bills head coaching job, and any gainful employment position on the team from the lowliest street sweeper to a player on the team to be one of the worst in professional football.
I'm sorry but there is just nothing good that can be said about a team that hasn't made the playoffs since 1999 and the "Music City Miracle."
A team that once defied the odds in reaching ...
With Ricky Rubio, The Timberwolves Could Get Really Good, Really Fast.
Posted: 18th April 2010 by Joe Mikolai in NBA
Wolves fans like me are forced to wait patiently for the past year and likely the next year (or more) to see if some kid we've never seen play a "real" professional game ever suits up for one of the worst teams in the league.
While I have my doubts, as Ricky Rubio (pictured) seems to be a spoiled, pampered, big-city-or-bust kid, the possibility of his game intrigues me to the ...
Timberwolves, Ready To Get Screwed on the NBA Lottery Again? You’re Not Alone
Posted: 10th April 2010 by Joe Mikolai in NBA
Before you read this article be sure to check out the two-part series I did last year on the NBA draft lottery and its history of screwing teams over that need the help the most. NBA Lottery, Fixes, and Spin: A History (Part One) and NBA Draft Lottery Part II: Five Teams That Desperately Need To Win.
If the NBA lottery was like every other major American sport, the worst teams ...
Ice Edge Out of Coyotes Ownership Soon? Glendale To Vote Tuesday
Posted: 8th April 2010 by Joe Mikolai in NHL
Bits of information are coming out this week that should be interesting to say the least concerning the future of the Phoenix Coyotes franchise in its current state. Here is the latest.
What we do know is the Glendale City Council will vote on the two proposed lease agreements Tuesday of next week between Ice Edge Holdings, a controversial company (because they don't seem to have the cash, not because they ...
Is Jerry Reinsdorf the NHL’s Pawn until Something Better Comes Along?
Posted: 6th April 2010 by Joe Mikolai in NHL
A pawn. A patsy. A placeholder. Bettman's b*tch.
Whatever you want to call him, its starting to appear that prospective Coyotes owner Jerry Reinsdorf may be acquiring the team as a courtesy to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, and his clueless cronies as a pawn in the game they are playing.
It wouldn't surprise me.
After all, this is the same group that thought southern expansion would be a good idea.
Who did the ...
Even with a Cup, Long-Term Future Not Practical for NHL in Phoenix
Posted: 5th April 2010 by Joe Mikolai in NHL
People are starting to doubt whether that NHL's return to Winnipeg, Manitoba, could actually happen. In reading numerous editions of the Winnipeg Sun , Winnipeg Free Times , and ESPN and Phoenix Coyotes message boards from all the above sources, this now seems to be the newfound underlying current.
Did we think it could happen?
Sure.
It's quite obvious the NHL doesn't want to go back to Canada, much less crawling back, ...
2010 MLB Predictions: Same Old, Same Old with a Few Surprises Sprinkled In
Posted: 3rd April 2010 by Joe Mikolai in MLB
Here is a quick look at my picks last year .
American League East
New York Yankees (99-63)
As much as I don't want to put them here, they simply have few faults.
I expect Javier Vazquez to struggle since his debut with NY in 2004 didn't go so well, but Yankees fans insist he's a different pitcher now. We'll see.
The loss of the young Coke could hurt their bullpen, which really improved ...